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USGS usc000hzfk

24 Jun 2013, 23:04

northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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10.701000, -42.594000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000hzfk
Coordinates
10.701, -42.594
Network
us
Significance
670